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Carnation Fragrance?

aubnwa01 — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 02:59:34 GMT

Many years ago, maybe back in the 60's or 70's, I remember buying a carnation scented fragrance in a gift boxed set of a bottle of EDP & I think a bar of soap or maybe a dusting powder for my mom as a gift. I can't recall what the brand was, but it must've been commonly available in drug stores as that's where I was able to shop for it. I'd love to find a true carnation scented fragrance, as I love the scent of the flowers. Anyone have any ideas of a currently available true carnation fragrance that's not outrageously expensive? TIA

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noodleann — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 03:16:54 GMT

@aubnwa01 wrote:
Many years ago, maybe back in the 60's or 70's, I remember buying a carnation scented fragrance in a gift boxed set of a bottle of EDP & I think a bar of soap or maybe a dusting powder for my mom as a gift. I can't recall what the brand was, but it must've been commonly available in drug stores as that's where I was able to shop for it. I'd love to find a true carnation scented fragrance, as I love the scent of the flowers. Anyone have any ideas of a currently available true carnation fragrance that's not outrageously expensive? TIA

The only carnation frag I know is Caron's Bellodgia. It's still available, I believe. I recall buying it and Sortilege (Le Galion) and other perfumes in drugstores during the same era, but think you'd find comparable products in department stores now.

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Katcat1 — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 03:40:49 GMT

@aubnwa01 Your best bet would be to Google Carnation scent fragrance or whatever you are looking for. I am sure you will find something.

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FancyPhillyshopper — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 04:23:16 GMT

I, too, adore the smell of carnation, as it is a rich and wonderful mixture of both sweet and exotic spicy.

I still have some very old bottles of RogeR & Gallet and even Crabtree and Evelyn carnation perfumes.

Nowadays, it is difficult to find effective carnation scents, so I have tried similar flowers. I prefer natural flowers versus artificial scents. Unfortunately, many of the best perfumes are rather costly.

I like Royal Spyce (clove, cinnamon, pepper) from Bermuda, though it is technically sold for men! Very reasonably priced though a bit strong!

My new favorite in summer is APOM (orange flower, cedar wood, ylang ylang) from Maison Francis Kurkdjian. (Yes, pricey.)

If you want to splurge, and go a bit strong, try the Bond No. 9 New York scent- (bergamot, gardenia, oakmoss).

Hope you have fun going to the perfume counter and "testing out" many different fragrances!

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gtx — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 04:30:01 GMT

L Air du Temp has carnation as the base note.

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Luv pets — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 12:28:30 GMT

@aubnwa01

I believe it was Yardley of London that did the Carnation fragrance years ago. They had several single note fragrances that were popular. I used to buy Lily of the Valley fragrance for my mother, back then. It was her favorite. I don’t know if they still make the fragrances today, but you could search for Yardley of London. I remember the pretty pink boxes the carnation fragrance came in. Good luck.

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FrostyBabe1 — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 12:42:18 GMT

My mom used to wear Blue Carnation from Roger & Gallet (in the 60's & 70's) and I absolutely loved it. She said she started wearing it many years earlier as a young woman and it just became her everyday, signature scent.

I used the soaps to scent my lingerie drawer for some time, but haven't been able to find them in at least 15 years.

I tried a dupe from one of those "we can replicate any scent" places, but it smelled like bug spray.

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rosi red — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 13:56:57 GMT

The carnation fragrance I remember from that era was called BELLODGIA. It was beautiful.

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suzyQ3 — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 16:34:22 GMT

Go to fragrantica.com and click on "notes." Then key in "carnation." It will give you info and also a list of fragrances that feature this note.

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jubilant — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 16:59:50 GMT

Comme Des Garcons Series 2: Red Carnation

I read about this on one of the Basenote reviews. It sounded like what you were looking for. It looks like it costs $90. + dollars.

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LCR — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 18:29:42 GMT

Go online to Beyond Scents. They are a small to medium shop in Southern California that makes perfumes and oils and more. Carnation is one of their offerings. You can also create a custom scent. They are nice people.

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Desi — Sat, 26 Oct 2019 05:52:43 GMT

I know the one you mean. The box was white with a red carnation on the front. I still have it but would require some digging to find, and I am racking my brain to think of the name!

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tangolady — Sat, 26 Oct 2019 15:47:04 GMT

The scent you are looking for is "Bellodgia" by Caron. It is a French perfume. Trust me, my Mom and I used to wear it. Don't know if you can still find it. It is very nice.

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Tinkrbl44 — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 06:01:34 GMT

@FrostyBabe1 wrote:

My mom used to wear Blue Carnation from Roger & Gallet (in the 60's & 70's) and I absolutely loved it. She said she started wearing it many years earlier as a young woman and it just became her everyday, signature scent.

I used the soaps to scent my lingerie drawer for some time, but haven't been able to find them in at least 15 years.

I tried a dupe from one of those "we can replicate any scent" places, but it smelled like bug spray.

@FrostyBabe1

YES !! It was Blue Carnation by Gallet. I seem to think I saw the soaps recently .... I'll think about it, and see if I can remember.

@aubnwa01

Have you tried a tuberose scent ? It's a bit similar to carnation ... well, some noses will think so.

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mrssweetiebear — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 22:51:08 GMT

@gtx

I don't know what happened to all the thousands of old posts under my name, but anyway I agree, L'Air du Temps is the scent that says carnation to my nose. I received my first bottle of it as a young mom in the 70's. I purchased it sometime within the past 10 years and still smells how I remember. I like to wear it around the holidays.

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Desi — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 16:56:46 GMT

So, aubnwa01, do any of the ones we've all listed ring a bell, just curious if we found your scent.

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aubnwa01 — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 20:12:07 GMT

@Desi wrote:
So, aubnwa01, do any of the ones we've all listed ring a bell, just curious if we found your scent.

I think it might've been the Roger & Gallet or maybe by Yardley Of London. None of the other brands sound familiar & the price point on most of them would've been way beyond my teenaged finances to spend.

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Kabella — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 20:32:46 GMT

I remember a beautiful Carnation based perfume from Querlain that my husband gifted me years ago. The name does not fit the perfume at all tho. It was called Querlain Metalic which had notes of Carnation, Vanilla & Woods. Gorgeous Bottle too! I still have a few drops left of it & kept the bottle. Holds a special memory for me. Discontinued.

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ceekay — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 20:41:12 GMT

I used to buy a carnation eau de parfum at Bloomingdales back in the mid-1970s. I want to say the brand was Pret a Porter but when I google that nothing looks right. I really liked that scent. Somewhat reminiscent of the baby powder page in the vintage "Pat the Bunny" kids book. :-)

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4kitties — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 22:06:30 GMT

Oh, Blue Carnation by Roget and Gallet! I would pay a pretty penny to be able to purchase that fragrance again. I was able to get the soaps a few years back, but I think they even stopped making the soap too. It was the most beautiful fragrance. So very true to the carnation scent.